Medical Use Of Salt

Phe Medical World gay, in many cases of disordered etomaoh, a tablepoonful of aalt is a certain cure. In a violeut internal pain termed colic, a teaftpoonful of ealt dissolved in a pint of water, taken as sood as possible, wilh a short nap immediately after, is ooe of the most effectual aud speedy remedie known. The same will relieve a persoa who seeme almost dead frora a veiy heavy fall. In an apoplectic fit, no time should be !ost in pouring down salt water, if suffiuient senibility remain to allow of ewallowing; if not, the head raust be sponged with cold wnter until the senses returc, when salt will completely restore the patiënt from the letbargy. In a fit, the feet ehould be placed iu warm water, with muetard added, and the legg briskly rubbed ; all the bandages removed from the neck, and cool aperient prnourod, if poaible. In case oí severe bleeding at the luoeg whun otber remedies faiied, Dr. Rush' found that two leaspoonfulaof aalt sta ved the blood. 3 [